An “eraser button”? Focused ideas could help bridle Big Tech
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Break up Big Tech? How about shrinking the tech companies’ shield against liability in…
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Zillow to stop home-flipping amid pricing ‘unpredictability’
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zillow Group says it will stop buying and selling homes, citing the unpredictability of…
Continue Reading Official: New Mexico regulators should reject utility merger
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A hearing examiner is recommending that New Mexico regulators reject a proposed merger involving the state’s largest…
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Zillow to exit its home buying business, cut 25% of staff
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Zillow is getting out of the iBuying business and will shut down its Zillow Offers division, resulting in a 25%…
Continue Reading Democratic chair issues subpoenas to oil executives
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas to top executives of…
Continue Reading Avis’ stock soars on earnings blowout, burning short sellers
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — Shares of Avis doubled after the rental car company’s third-quarter results showed it is well on the road to recovery…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 36,000 points.…
Continue Reading Months after raid, review of seized Giuliani files continues
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani’s legal team has asked a court-appointed monitor to block prosecutors from…
Continue Reading Dow closes above 36,000 for the first time
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 36,000 mark for the first time Tuesday following a gain of about…
Continue Reading Arista Networks, Pfizer rise; Chegg, Harsco fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Arista Networks, Pfizer rise; Chegg, Harsco…
Continue Reading Defense begins in trial of Philadelphia official, union boss
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia has rejected a defense motion to dismiss a corruption case mid-trial against powerful labor…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading UN nuclear chief sees atomic energy role in climate fight
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says atomic power can play a key role in balancing…
Continue Reading ‘Adapt or die:’ Africa presses for more climate support
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African leaders and campaigners are pressing the international community to do more to…
Continue Reading China envoy defends emissions, criticizes US under Trump
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — China’s climate envoy is defending his country’s pace of emissions cuts…
Continue Reading Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system…
Continue Reading Giving to top charities rose 3.7% in 2020, driven by wealthy
By EMILY HAYNES and MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy In the wake of the most devastating public-health…
Continue Reading Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people in…
Continue Reading Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software
CNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people…
Continue Reading Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system…
Continue Reading Big Tech television ads paint a rosy picture of a problematic industry
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Facebook launched a television ad series recently that does not showcase any product for sale or new feature on its…
Continue Reading Justice Department sues to stop Penguin Random House’s purchase of Simon & Schuster
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business The Justice Department is suing to block Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster,…
Continue Reading US files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the…
Continue Reading White Castle thinks a robot can make better french fries
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business It’s harder than you might think to deliver french fries that aren’t too…
Continue Reading White Castle thinks a robot can make better french fries
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business It’s harder than you might think to deliver french fries that aren’t too crispy or soggy. Just…
Continue Reading Quentin Tarantino will sell 7 never-before-seen clips from ‘Pulp Fiction’ as NFTs
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Quentin Tarantino is getting into NFTs. The two-time Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter announced…
Continue Reading After California oil spill, environmentalists plan to sue US
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A month after a Southern California offshore oil spill, environmental advocates say they plan to sue the federal…
Continue Reading US says oil, gas sales damage climate — but won’t stop them
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department is preparing to offer oil and gas lease sales on large tracts of…
Continue Reading What’s it really like to work at a company? Here’s how to find out
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business You shouldn’t be the only one answering questions during a job interview. While you want to showcase why you are…
Continue Reading Banana farmers lose livelihoods as lava devours La Palma
By EMILIO MORENATTI and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press LAS MANCHAS DE ABAJO, Canary Islands (AP) — Antonio Álvarez lost his home and two business.…
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